Hey all!
Long story short, we got tired of the city and decided to head to SEKI in hopes of catching a beautiful sunset!
Left LA at 430ish and got to the parking lot at around 10ish. Unlike the last time we were here, the parking lot was bone dry. Not a bad thing...but I sort-of missed seeing snow
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Ran into some snowy patches on some northern slopes not to far from the trailhead
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Then more snow further along the trail. Maybe about 1.5 miles in.
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more snow...
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even more snow....
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Ok by now I was getting a little bit tired of walking on snow...But hey! being in nature is a whole lot better than spending the weekend in Los Angeles! (as evident in my smile)
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After a few more miles in, we made it to our destination! The view(s) were stunning!
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Poor quality close up of the rock formation
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Couldn't help but noticing this odd tree on a tree? :S
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After some further exploration, we set up camp in a nice spot then began melting snow for water. There were a few creeks on the way out but we didn't feel like going back downhill
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Fresh mountain water!
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After melting enough snow, we started prepping our dinner which consisted of linguine w/ pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, bell peppers, Parmesan cheese, and red peppers
Before...
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...After!
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Thankfully we made dinner just right on time as the sun was setting.
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Pink rays coming in
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Last bits of the sunset
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Probably could have been even prettier if the clouds had cleared off but we still got a decent light show that made the trip worthwhile!
Long story short, we got tired of the city and decided to head to SEKI in hopes of catching a beautiful sunset!
Left LA at 430ish and got to the parking lot at around 10ish. Unlike the last time we were here, the parking lot was bone dry. Not a bad thing...but I sort-of missed seeing snow
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm2.staticflickr.com%2F1748%2F27632330857_cd46f61965_c.jpg&hash=e2a47d1fa5e9ab644e584e35d3cd1c0d)
Ran into some snowy patches on some northern slopes not to far from the trailhead
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Then more snow further along the trail. Maybe about 1.5 miles in.
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more snow...
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even more snow....
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Ok by now I was getting a little bit tired of walking on snow...But hey! being in nature is a whole lot better than spending the weekend in Los Angeles! (as evident in my smile)
![](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm1.staticflickr.com%2F902%2F41600387805_1bbc6d17c5_c.jpg&hash=db4ad8f32ba0d936bdd3d50668e7d626)
After a few more miles in, we made it to our destination! The view(s) were stunning!
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Poor quality close up of the rock formation
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Couldn't help but noticing this odd tree on a tree? :S
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After some further exploration, we set up camp in a nice spot then began melting snow for water. There were a few creeks on the way out but we didn't feel like going back downhill
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Fresh mountain water!
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After melting enough snow, we started prepping our dinner which consisted of linguine w/ pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, bell peppers, Parmesan cheese, and red peppers
Before...
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...After!
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Thankfully we made dinner just right on time as the sun was setting.
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Pink rays coming in
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Last bits of the sunset
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Probably could have been even prettier if the clouds had cleared off but we still got a decent light show that made the trip worthwhile!